Category: Yoga

The annual Utah Coalition Against Pornography Conference was wonderful! I loved the opportunity to interact with wonderful parents looking for more resources to help their children have a strong and healthy sexual foundation. I was also grateful that UCAP gave me

**Note: This post contains doctrinal concepts from The Church of Jesus Christ, to which I ascribe. Take what you like, and leave the rest.

I teach a Sunday School class of 12 and 13 year olds. Like 15 of them. And it’s awesome. It’s a fun challenge to try and keep them all engaged. There are a few key concepts that I harp on constantly. If they learn nothing else from my class, I want it to be this:

Sometimes when life is going fairly well, you can still get hit with a trigger out of the blue. You are able to see that the situation is a trigger and not based in reality (Sariah at Back Pocket Yoga calls this trigger vs. truth). When this happens sometimes it seems logical to push the trigger away, or try to ignore it and move on with life. Often if we try this approach we find the trigger lingering. It can be more helpful to validate yourself in the situation. Consider, “is it normal for me to have been triggered by this situation based on my past life circumstances?” More often than not you will find that being triggered is a normal Betrayal Trauma response. Hold some space for that thought: this is a normal response to my circumstances. Don’t shame yourself, or push the reaction away, or ignore it, or freak out. Just accept it and hold space for it. Breathe into that validation. It is amazing how this can clear your mind and bring relief. Relief that this is normal and an acceptable reality to be in.

Once you have validated yourself, and have accepted your reality you are in a better space through which to process, assess your situation, and move forward.